Tufting-peg.



No. e50,a23. Patenfed June 5, I900. J. H. GLOVES.

TUFTIN G PEG.

[Application-filed Nov. 7, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

NIT-En STATES PATENT OFFICE JAMES H. OLOYES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE STAVER CARRIAGE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TUFTlN G-PEG.

srnoirrcn'rion forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,823, dated June a, 1900.

A plication filed November "7, 1898. Sena-1N0. 695,690. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. (JLOYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tufting-Pegs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to apparatus for mak ing plaited or tufted work in upholstering, and has to do more particularly with the devices used to hold the covering fabric closely down around the pins which mark the points at which the clench-buttons are secured. In making plaited-or tufted work such as that commonly used in making cushions for carriages, &c.,.it is usual to employ a board or mold having a series of upwardly-projecting pins arranged in symmetrical order and fixing the points at which the depressions in the cushion are formed and the clench-buttons secured. In using such apparatus clenchbuttons are placed in sockets in the upper ends of the pins, with their shanks upward. The fabric or covering is then spread over the mold, after which tufting-pegs, sometimes called plaiters, are placed over the pins, pressing the fabric down around them ,thereby drawing the fullness of the fabric into equidistant plaits which radiate from the pins. The filling material is then placed upon the covering and a follower applied over the tuftingpegs, after which the filling is compressed by hand or other suitable means. The tufting-pegs and follower are then removed and the packing placed on top of the filling and pressed down to a level with the tops of the pins, so that the ends of the clench-buttons project through it. The shanks of the clench-buttons are then bent over, securing the packing in position.

One object of my present invention is to provide a tufting-peg of improved construction which will operate to hold the covering material closely against the pins and will thereby more sharply define the plaits and hold the fabric more securely in position.

A further object is to provide means for holding the clench-buttons firmly in position, with their shanks uppermost, so that they will not become disarranged during the operation of filling.

I accomplish these objects as hereinafter specified and as illustrated in the drawings. That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a part of a moldboard, illustrating the operation of my improved tufting-peg. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail showing one tufting-peg in section, the others being in elevation. Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view of one of the tufting-pegs, and Fig. 1 is a cross-section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. In the drawings, 5 indicates the moldboard, 6 the pins carried thereby, and 7 the tuftingpegs. As shown in Fig. 2, the pins 6 project upward beyond the surface of the moldboard 5. Each of said pins is slit and provided with a recess 8 at the top, as shown in Fig. l and at the left in Fig. 2, said recess being to re ceive the head 9 of the clench-button. The object of slitting the pins 6 is to give them a spring action, so as to enable them to clamp the head of the clench-button. As shown in Fig. 2, the upperends of the tufting-pegs are tapered to a point. At their lower ends each of the tu fting-pegs 7 is turned down, forming a projecting sleeve 10, having a recess 11. The sleeve 10 is preferably about the diameter of the pins 6 and is adapted to rest upon the pin over which the tufting-peg is placed in such manner that the shanks 12 of the clench-buttons will project into the recess 11, as shown at the left in Fig. 2. By this construction when the tufting-peg is in use the clench-button will be held substantially immovably in a vertical position, and inasmuch as the fabric'passes between the upper end of the pin 6 and the lower end of the sleeve 10 it is held more firmly in position and prevented from becoming displaced.

13 indicates a series of spring-arms which are secured at their upper ends to the tuftingpeg 7 a short distance above the sleeve 10. The lower ends of the springs 13 extend inwardly toward the sleeve 10 and are adapted to engage the pin 6 upon which the tuftingpeg is placed, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The

number of springs 13 depends upon the na ture of the pattern, and it is obvious that as many springs as desired may be used. By

' thus providing springs which positively engage the sides of the pins 6 the fabric is closely clamped against such pins, and the plaits are more positively defined than in prior constructions. The springs 13 are made quite stiff, and in order to give them additional stiffness an external cylinder 14 is employed, which fits upon the lower end of the peg 7 around the springs, thereby giving them a bearing-surface nearer their lower ends and increasing their stiffness. By thus providing the tufting-pegs with springs which positively clamp the pins 0 they are held firmly in a vertical position and do not fall to one side, as is apt to be the ease in prior constructions, and, as above stated, they also hold the fabric firmly in place and prevent its disarrangement, thereby more closely defining the tufts that are formed.

While I have described in detail the improved form of peg shown in the drawings, I

do not wish to be limited to the specific form shown and described, as various modifications may be made.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A tufting-peg having a central, depend ing sleeve, and an elastic clamping device at its lower end, substantially as described.

5. A tufting-peg having an inner tubular projection of reduced diameter at its lower end, and springs arranged around said tubular projection and extending beyond the same for clamping the peg to a support, substantially as described. A

6. A tuftingpeg having an inner tubular projection at its lower end, springs arranged around said tubular projection and extending beyond the same for clamping the peg to a support, and a cylinder projecting from the lower portion of the peg and forming a bearin g for the springs,substantiall y as described.

7. In an npholstering apparatus, the combination with a pin, of a tufting-peg having at its lower end portion a central, depending sleeve, and elastic means for engaging the pin at the sides and to press the fabric there against, substantially as described.

8. In an npholstering apparatus, the combination with a pin, of a tufting-peg having at its lower end portion a central, depending sleeve, and spring clamping devices for engaging said pin at the sides and pressing the fabric thereagainst, substantially as described.

f). In an npholstering apparatus, the combination with a pin, of a tuftiug-peg, and means adapted to engage said pin at the sides and press the fabric thereagainst, said peg having a projection adapted to rest upon the top of said pin, substantially as described.

10. In an upholstering apparatus, the combiuation with a pin, of a tufting-peg, and means adapted to engage said pin at the sides and press the fabric thereagainst, said peg having a projection adapted to rest upon the top of said pin, saidprojeetion having a recess adapted to receive the shank of the clench-button, substantially as described.

JAMES H. CLOYES. lVitn esses:

JOHN L. JAcKsoN, ALBERT II. ADAMS. 

